Bed corner



A. IZEN. BED CORNER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPI. 24, 1921. IAQ 3,66% Patented July 25, 1922.

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BEnVcoRNER. APPLICTION FILED SEP-T. 24, 1921.

Patented July 25, 1922.

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AIINDER EZEN, 0F ST. LO'US, MISSOURI, ASSGNOR T0 SMTH n DAWS MFG. 0KB.,

0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A

CORPORATION OF MSSURI.

' aan cantina.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, MM2,

i Application filed September 2e, i921. Serial No. 502,3?7.

T 0 all whom it may comer/n:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER IzEN, a former subjectief the former Czar of Russia, who have declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the nited States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed Corners, of which the following is a specification. y'

My invention has relation to improvements in bed-corners. for securing the bedbottom to the bedstead, and it consists in the novel features of construction more full yset forth in the Specification and pointed ont, in the claims. The object of the present invention is to provide a bed-corner, compris ing lcomplementary -members, one on the bed-post and the other on the bed-bot tom, both of which are made of pressed metal, no part of the corner being cast. Further objects are to provide a bed-corner, the parts of which may be quickly assembled, and when so assembled will provide a rigid construction; one that may be easily knocked down; and one that is simple and consists of comparatively f ew parts. Further and other advantages will be better apparent from a detailed description of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which" Figure 1 is a side elevation of the end of a bed-rail secured to the bed-post by my improved corner; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cornerconnection; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the plate on the'bedpost that receives the bracket on the bed-bottom; Fig. 4- is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 5 isa plan view ofthe same, the post being in cross-section; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the bracket at each corner of the bed-bottom; Fig. 7 is an end elevation thereof; Figures 8 and 9 are diagrammatic views of the corner connection, the former showing the bed-bottom bracket received by thepost plate before the two are wedged together, and the latter showing them after they have been tightly wedged together.

Referring to the drawings, P represents one post of a bedstead to one face of which is secured by means of bolts n, a, a plate 1 having arms 2, 2 bent forwardly from its medial portion, the'ends 8, 3 of said arms being bent back toward the plate 1 so -that the edges a, a .of the arms 2, and the plate The edges a, a

are opposed to each other.

are inclined downwardly toward the plate' so as to leave a space l) between each edge a and the plate, said space gradually narrowing downwardly to the bottom of each edge a.. A wedge plate et is interposed be tween the plate l and the post, said wedge being thinner at the bottom than at tlsh top so that the plate 1 will not be parallel with the post P but slightly inclined thereto.,

the post P leaning outwardly at the top I med t@ the adjacent post by the mit a niet passes through the bottom of the plate 1, the angle being held tightly'against the plate 1 and immediately below the arms 2, 2.

B represents the bed-bottom tonly one corner being shown) which is Supported by the posts l), said bottom comprising eide rails 6. each of which has a bracket 7 fixed at each end, and a fabric 8 stretched between endy rails 9 supported by the brackets 7 (therebeing four, one at each corner ef the bed) said bracketscooperating with the plates 1 on each post, the brackets and plates constituting my improved corner t'n the present improvement the side rt. is 6 are tubular, the ends 6 being oval-shaped, and the brackets 7 are U-shaped, being bent from a yflat piece of metal. |lhe oval ends e are received between the side walls d', t of the bracket and Aseated inthe arc the lonttorny of the U, so that the end rails cannot rotate. The bracket 7 is wider at the bottom than at the top, therbeing an oifsete at about the middle of both walls ci.` A. Din l0 is passed` through the walls d, al and abuts the end h of .the rail, said pin being located a short distance back from the outer edges It, 7z of the walls d, d, and the ends of the pin project a short distance beyond said walls, however. the entire length of the pin should be a trifle less than the space between the arms 2, 2 of the plate l, and the width of the bracket 7 over the outer surfaces of the walls d should be a trifle less than the space between the bent over ends 3, 3 of the arms 2. A second pin 1l traverses the wall d of the all" 'rae

bracket al short distance inside of the pin y lit rail is securely tixed in the bracket 7 by the bottom ot' the bracket and the two pins 10.7.11.

The bracket walls (I, n are each provided with alining slots m, m above the offset e, said slots being adapted to receive the hori zontal'leg of a short angle l2, the other leg of the angle being fixed to the end ot the bed end rail 9. When the bed is set up. the tension of the iabric 8 will operate to hold the angle l2 in the slots and the end rails 9 on the brackets. llowever. in knocking the bed down for shipment the end rails are removed from the brackets T b v pulling the angles 12 outI of the slots m.

In setting up the bed. the bed bottom is first assembled as just described. after which it may be secured to the head and toot ends. This is done by merely positioning the brackets at one end ot' the bed bottom over the arms i2 of tbe plates l. and allowing each bracket to move downwardly between said arms. with the ends of the pin l() riding over the edges (a. a ot the turned in ends 3, 3, the object being to wedge the bracket 7 with its pin l() between the plate surface and edges fr, a of the arms Q, 2, the edges a. o and plate 1 having opposing surfaces inclined toward each other between which the bracket 7 is wedged. 4

Now, by referring to the diagrams (Figures 9 and 9) ii' this wedging action takes place too soon the bottom of the bracket 7 may not rest on the angle (which is desirable. because oi greater rigidity) but may come to rest,I a little above said angle. To prevent this a slight clearance i is provided so that it the plato 1 and edges /2/ of the bracket are both plumb, the bracket 7 ma)v be readily received between the arms 2, 2 of the plate without any wedging action taking place, and the bracket resting on the angle 5. But, just as soon as pressure is applied yto the bed-bottom (or, what is the same thing, 'downwardly on the bracket 7, see arrow Fig.. 9) it will operate to throw the top of the bed-post P and plate 1 inwardly, the plate l being thrown slightly out of plumb and wedgingthe bracket T between 4three points .1'. y, e. However, by virtue ot' the wedge plated, the bedp0st was slightly inclined outwardly at the top Abet'ore the wedging action (Fig. 9) ltook place. so that it will now be plumb, and atA right angles to the bed-bottom. The bracket will not be easil)v dislodged from the plate after the two are wedged together because ot' the inward inclination of the latter, re-

.sulting in overhangi-ng'of the edges t. t ot' said bed-bottom comprising side rails and end rails, a U-shaped bracket enveloping each end of'each side rail, a pin traversing each bracket and projecting beyond the sides thereof, the side walls of the bracket being slotted near their upper ends for receiving one end of an end rail, and a member on the bed-post forreceiving said bracket` the aforesaid pin operating to wedge the bracket to said member.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto aiX mv signature.

ALEXANDER izan. 

